Hello, World.
I'm overhauling my old publications - blogs, sites, stuff. Welcome to the new bloggerspot.
Exciting things in my world! First, the Southern California Writer's conference. Look, if you're a bipolar person, don't be a writer. The business has enough ups and downs to make your head spin - I went through about two dozen this weekend. I found that Sparks may be in the wrong genre, and that McAllister has a pretty good chance at piquing a publisher's interest (please, let it be true). I met some really cool people, some who will be friends for life, I think, from all around the world. I got to hear some styles and genres I don't even see when I go by them on the shelves (blindspot, I know). Just a great time.
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest may or may not have a publicly-visible cull down to 100 authors' submissions this Tuesday (tomorrow). Keep your fingers crossed for McAllister's Redemption!
One more note - Every real (read: self-respecting) redneck with a sand rail or quad was in the Imperial dunes this weekend (Glamis, Winterhaven, CA). When I was driving home on I-8, I passed a desert carpeted in Toyhaulers. I got stuck behind the guys who left early - approximately 10,000 had the idea to leave early - and the Border Patrol checkpoint between Yuma and Gila Bend was jammed full - a three mile backup of toyhaulers. There's something humorous in there, but I wasn't feeling it at the moment...
More posts to come.
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